Man dies of injuries in Sunday morning Phoenix shooting

A 24-year-old man was shot and later died of his injuries after getting into an altercation with another man early Sunday morning near 75th Avenue and Osborn Road, Phoenix police said.

The shooting occurred outside of a house party while the two were stopped in traffic. Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said 19-year-old Antonio Torres-Pena was leaving the area with a friend when another car was stopped in front of them, blocking traffic.

Torres-Pena honked his horn and Luis Gaona got out of the passenger side of the car and confronted him, Thompson said. The two got in a fight, and at some point, Antonio Torres-Pena shot Luis Gaona.

Torres-Pena and his passenger got back in their car and fled the scene, but his car broke down nearby and he was taken into custody by police, Thompson said.

Gaona was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died, Thompson confirmed. Antonio Torres-Pena was booked into the Maricopa County Jail facing charges of second-degree murder.